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National Press Club Virtual Run For Austin Tice Draws 229 Runners To Raise Awareness
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Runners from 25 states and 4 countries laced up their running shoes this past weekend to run a 5K for Austin Tice, the award-winning journalist and Marine veteran who has been unjustly held in Syria since 2012. “This was our first virtual run, and it exceeded our expectations,” said Lisa Nicole Matthews, President of the National Press Club. “People are hungry to want to do something to help Austin and channeling that toward running or walking is a great idea. We were really pleased with the response and grateful for the support of volunteers and staff who put…
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National Press Club ballot set: Online voting begins Nov. 22
The nomination period for members seeking election as National Press Club officers and members of the Board of Governors has closed. The Election Committee has certified the ballots. Online voting will open on Monday, Nov. 22 and will run until 4 p.m. ET on election day, Friday, Dec. 10. In-person voting will take place on the 14th floor from 4 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 10. The following candidates will appear on the ballot. Their statements and bios are available on the Club's election page. Jen Judson, President Eileen O'Reilly, Vice President Emily Wilkins, Treasurer Mike Balsamo, Secretary…
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National Capital Radio & TV Museum Curator Discusses Collection Highlights And Lessons
The National Capital Radio and Television Museum (https://ncrtv.org/), located just east of the Capital Beltway in Bowie, Maryland, opened its doors in 1999 and contains an impressive collection of radio and television equipment, some roughly a century old. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast Co-vice Chair Adam Konowe interviews museum curator Brian Belanger about the genesis of the museum, who it attracts and why it has earned five-star status on TripAdvisor. Belanger highlights a number of the museum’s most noteworthy artifacts, as well as other educational features of the…
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Books & Brunch plans virtual discussion of 'Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service' on Saturday, Nov. 20
The Press Club's Books & Brunch Team plans to discuss Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig at its next virtual meeting at noon on Saturday, Nov. 20. To RSVP and receive a link, please email Fay Iudicello at [email protected] by Thursday, Nov. 18. Those who RSVP should expect to receive the invitation at 9 a.m. on Nov. 20. Leonnig, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and co-author of the New York Times bestseller A Very Stable Genius, interviewed dozens of former and current agents, government offices and whistleblowers to…
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NPR Book Editor Petra Mayer dies at 46
Petra Mayer, 46, a three-year member of the National Press Club who was books editor for National Public Radio, died Saturday, Nov. 13, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. The cause of death was thought to be a pulmonary embolism. Mayer's colleagues posted a tribute to her on the NPR website. Her first stint at NPR was in 1994 as an engineering assistant while a student at Amherst College. She earned a master's degree in journalism at Columbia University and worked as an audio engineer for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty before resuming her career at NPR in 2000.
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Petition to free Austin Tice gains momentum following 5K run
A petition to free Austin Tice, an award-winning journalist and Marine veteran being detained unjustly in Syria, has gained momentum thanks in part to last weekend's virtual 5K event sponsored by the National Press Club. The Club's petition for Tice on Change.org had garnered approximately 142,000 signatures on Nov. 7. That number had risen to 146,551 as of Friday morning, following the Club's Run for Austin on Nov. 13. Many of the participants added to their support for Tice by signing the petition, which calls on the Biden administration to make Tice's release a diplomatic priority. Since…
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Photo Team prepares to show photos about families shown at holiday party on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at noon
Join the National Press Club's Photography Team for its annual holiday party on Wednesday, Dec. 8, either in-person in the Reliable Source's McLendon Room or online. In-person attendees start with a self-funded lunch at noon, with the program for in-person and online participants beginning at 12:45 p.m. National Press Club children's holiday party. Dec. 14, 2019. Photo by Alan Kotok The event is free and open to all Club members, but RSVPs are requested for all participants, both in-person and online. Virtual participants will receive the Zoom link in advance of the event. In-person…
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Veteran Correspondent Discusses Afghanistan, Poland and The VOA
David Ensor spent three decades as a news correspondent for NPR, ABC, and CNN then turned to public service with a year at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan and then four years as director of the Voice of America. Among his overseas posts was that of ABC News Bureau Chief in Warsaw, when a Polish cleric became pope and helped his native land turn away from Communism. On this edition of Update-1, Ensor comments on all three of those experiences which remain in the news--the rightward turn of the current Polish government, the end of America's "forever war" in Afghanistan, and the efforts of the…
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Club preparing for changes related to D.C. mayor’s new indoor mask policy
The National Press Club released the following statement from President Lisa Nicole Matthews related to the D.C. policy on mask mandates: "We are aware of the mayor’s announcement that D.C. will end the indoor mask mandate effective Monday, Nov. 22. The Press Club is currently planning to keep our mask policy in place (masks on except when actively eating or drinking) until early December at which time we will likely implement changes if all is going well. We are aware that the D.C. City Council is currently objecting to the mayor’s proposed policy change and is challenging the rule. Between…
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Embassy press attaché mixer highlights International Correspondents Committee agenda
The National Press Club International Correspondents Committee has launched an ambitious new agenda to build relationships with the Washington embassy community. The highlight of the committee’s effort this fall was the Club’s first-ever reception for embassy press attaches, which was held Oct. 14 in the First Amendment Lounge. The Club wants to “provide attaches with mechanisms to more effectively communicate their countries’ bilateral and multilateral agendas here in the United States and globally,” said Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews. “We are here to support them and their countries…
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